amphibole

noun

am·phi·bole ˈam(p)-fə-ˌbōl How to pronounce amphibole (audio)

: hornblende

: any of a group of complex silicate minerals with like crystal structures that contain calcium, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, or iron ions or a combination of them

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Sodium occurs in many other minerals as well, including amphibole, zeolite and cryolite.

David Bressan, Forbes, 4 July 2021 Basaltic lava has a low silica content and is composed predominantly of plagioclase, amphibole, and pyroxene.

David Bressan, Forbes, 18 May 2021 The vermiculite was also filled with Libby amphibole and tons of that asbestos were released every day from Grace’s operation, coating the miners, the town and the forest.

NBC News, 23 Dec. 2020 For example, a class of minerals known as amphiboles change chemistry depending on the temperature and pressure during crystallization.

National Geographic, 17 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, borrowed from Greek amphíbolos "put round, attached on both sides, doubtful, ambiguous," noun derivative from the base of amphibállein "to put round, put on (clothing), encompass, be doubtful or in dispute," from amphi- amphi- + bállein "to reach by throwing, strike, put, place" — more at devil entry 1

Note: The mineral name was introduced by the French priest and mineralogist René Just Haüy (1743-1822) in Traité de minéralogie, tome 3 (Paris, 1801), pp. 58-73. Haüy so named it because it was relatively difficult to distinguish from tourmaline, "staurotide" (= staurolite), and pyroxene.

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	amphibole
释义	amphibole noun am·phi·bole ˈam(p)-fə-ˌbōl 1 : hornblende 2 : any of a group of complex silicate minerals with like crystal structures that contain calcium, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, or iron ions or a combination of them Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Sodium occurs in many other minerals as well, including amphibole, zeolite and cryolite. David Bressan, Forbes, 4 July 2021 Basaltic lava has a low silica content and is composed predominantly of plagioclase, amphibole, and pyroxene. David Bressan, Forbes, 18 May 2021 The vermiculite was also filled with Libby amphibole and tons of that asbestos were released every day from Grace’s operation, coating the miners, the town and the forest. NBC News, 23 Dec. 2020 For example, a class of minerals known as amphiboles change chemistry depending on the temperature and pressure during crystallization. National Geographic, 17 July 2019 Word History Etymology borrowed from French, borrowed from Greek amphíbolos "put round, attached on both sides, doubtful, ambiguous," noun derivative from the base of amphibállein "to put round, put on (clothing), encompass, be doubtful or in dispute," from amphi- amphi- + bállein "to reach by throwing, strike, put, place" — more at devil entry 1 Note: The mineral name was introduced by the French priest and mineralogist René Just Haüy (1743-1822) in Traité de minéralogie, tome 3 (Paris, 1801), pp. 58-73. Haüy so named it because it was relatively difficult to distinguish from tourmaline, "staurotide" (= staurolite), and pyroxene. First Known Use 1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition amphibole noun am·phi·bole ˈam(p)-fə-ˌbōl : any of a group of complex silicate minerals with like crystal structures that contain calcium, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, and iron ions or a combination of them see crocidolite
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amphibole

noun

Example Sentences

Word History

Medical Definition

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